Man, what a setback......sorry. I too have trouble with medications and
terrible side effects. Makes managing seizures difficult.....right?
I moved to new city and must find neurologist that specializes in brain
injury. Makes a world of difference.
Susan H



Tim wrote:
>
> Hey There All,
>
> I'm a long term tbi survivor, from 1979, and I thought I was doing
> pretty well but I suffered a couple of Grand Mal seizures last
> weekend and I just got out of the hospital. Pretty depressing having
> this happen again but i gotta deal with it.
>
> The neuro at the hospital was pretty useless- massive drugs was the
> answer to everything. I saw him for a total of 10 min. the whole time
> I was in the hospital and I dumped him. The first neuro put me on a
> high dose Dilantin which really did me in.
> The neuro met me for a total of 10 min at the hospital and I dumped
> him. He treated me like an idiot but he dressed very nice and his
> english wasn't too bad.
>
> I dumped him and I like #2. I was taken off the Dilantin and put on
> Keppra which dosen't leave me such a total mess.
>
> Right now I'm totally sore in every muscle from the seizures and my
> tounge is infected, swollen and painful from biting it.
>
> But, I'm still kicking!
>
> Merry, X-mass, Tim
>
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